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contrasting

ADJECTIVE
divergent
Synonyms


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On the mid-July day when he began making social-media posts contrasting the risks of his vegetables to store-bought produce, he sold roughly $7,000 of lettuce—triple his normal sales.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Their contrasting skulls and jaws suggest that closely related predators were already dividing up available food resources by developing different feeding strategies.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

The contrasting standards vex those worried for the future of public education.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

In doing so, they offer a contrasting view to consultant-centered narratives, suggesting that while strategists matter, electoral outcomes and political careers are often attributed in public record to broader forces and to the officeholders themselves.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

Corelli’s typical concerto grosso was divided into three sections of contrasting speeds - slow-fast-slow or fast-slow-fast - after the fashion of the earlier consort suites or setts.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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